Author Topic: AH's Colossal Squid Caught Near Antarctica! (Read 899 times)

Pongo · « **Reply #15 on:** April 03, 2003, 06:05:43 PM »

The grammer of this statement

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The body of the colossal squid is much bigger than the giant squid, which can weigh up to 900 kg, 2,000 pounds when fully grown . A giant squid's tentacles can be up to 13 meters long, compared with five meters on the recovered creature

confused me. Are they saysing that this squid. 150 kg is only 1/6th the size of a full grown giant squid. And that Collosal squids are much bigger then that?
So this is the biggest ever gotten and they think the real big ones are what ? 10 times that size...much bigger then 6 times that size anyway.
So they grow to what 1500 KG?
Or did they mean that the Colosals grow to 900 kilos?

hawk220 · « **Reply #16 on:** April 03, 2003, 06:08:53 PM »

well, I just hope one of these bad mothers can't swim up my toilet when I'm doin' my business:eek:

Kanth · « **Reply #17 on:** April 03, 2003, 06:12:57 PM »

interesting, thanks

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Originally posted by OIO
squids are not very intelligent, as their lifespan is extremely short.

Octopi on the other hand, have lifespans up to 6 years, and in tests they've shown to have intelligence similar to a dog/wolf. However, they SEEM to us to be more intelligent because they can do neat things like open jars and stuff, they have dexterity a dog cannot match.

Furious · « **Reply #18 on:** April 03, 2003, 06:29:50 PM »

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Originally posted by Saintaw
...PS: I saw a program about little blue & yellow squids (looked cute) in New Zealand or Australia, I forgot now. they said that the poison was so virulent it would cause total paralysis on a full grown human...and you only need to touch it. The thing was like 2 inch long....

Not a squid, a blue-ringed octopus.

F.

AKS\/\/ulfe · « **Reply #19 on:** April 03, 2003, 06:42:45 PM »

Pongo, I think they are saying that the giant squid's body full grown is 900kg and the tentacles (full grown) are 13 feet long compared to this young colossal squid's tentacles of 5ft long.

That's how it appears to me anyhow.
-SW

udet · « **Reply #20 on:** April 03, 2003, 08:03:25 PM »

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Originally posted by hawk220
well, I just hope one of these bad mothers can't swim up my toilet when I'm doin' my business:eek:

I don't think they would dare to come up my toilet without a suit...hmm imagine an octopus wearing a gas mask and rubber overalls

Pongo · « **Reply #21 on:** April 03, 2003, 08:09:12 PM »

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Originally posted by AKS\/\/ulfe
Pongo, I think they are saying that the giant squid's body full grown is 900kg and the tentacles (full grown) are 13 feet long compared to this young colossal squid's tentacles of 5ft long.

That's how it appears to me anyhow.
-SW

But the giant squid and colossal squid are different speicies. And the colossal squid is way bigger then the giant squid.
A giant squid comes in at 900 kg. so how big is the Colossal squid?
Or is it a gramatical error.
I give it an F for clearity anyway.

AKS\/\/ulfe · « **Reply #22 on:** April 03, 2003, 08:32:33 PM »

You got me... only thing I can guess is that they don't know how big the colossals can actually get.

I second your 'F'.
-SW